At least three people have been reportedly killed while several others were injured as terrorists invaded a market in Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity narrated that the terrorists stormed the market around 11 am on Sunday and opened fire on the marketers.
“The terrorists entered around 11 AM and started shooting indiscriminately towards the people at the market. The DPO of Tsafe gathered his officers on duty and locked the police station, preventing people from entering the place for shelter.”
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The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police in Zamfara State, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the attack to Channels Television.
He, however, disclosed that the number of casualties in the attack is yet to be ascertained as at the time.
Abubakar further added that the Joint Military and Police Forces were deployed to the scene to engage the terrorists, and normalcy had been restored to the area.
